After I reviewed The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing, user jadenirvana put in a request for more books that fall into the elusive "thinking girl's chick lit" category. I thought that sounded like a great Buzzworthy Challenge — after all, that's one of my favorite book genres, too. I usually bristle at the phrase "chick lit" (much like "chick flick") because I think it's come to refer to Read more

I'm excited about a lot of the movies premiering at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, and Suburban Girl is near the top of my list. It's based on two of the short stories from Melissa Bank's collection The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing, which was one of my favorite books when it came out in 1999. It had been a while since I'd read the book, so with the movie looming, I decided to drag my Read more

Sarah Michelle is still hard at work on the set of her latest film The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing. She hit the streets of NY the other day with a fabulous Prada bag and black leather pants. Her character is obviously every bit the New Yorker, which is a good thing in Sarah's book. She says she gravitates toward strong female roles and is very happy that she's able to pick and choose Read more